The Big Five Safari

15 Days tour in the heart of Serengeti National Park, beautiful scenery at Ngorongoro Crater & Zanzibar holiday

$890-989 USD

pp

Safari summary

This is a fantastic safari that provide tourists with the best highlights of Tanzania's wildlife experience. It gives you an amazing wildlife experience in Northern Tanzania. The Safari will focus on the famous Serengeti national park and also take you to Ngorongoro crater. These 2 locations are fantastic wildlife sanctuaries where you will be able to observe thousands of animals in their natural habitat. The tour takes you to the exotic island Zanzibar for relaxation and enjoying excursions such as snorkelling, diving, visiting stone town and prison island.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Strenuous activity
Best months January, February, March, July, August, September, October, November, December
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Walking safari—with armed guard
  • Night game drives
  • Hiking | trekking
What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Airport transfers
  • Internal flights
  • Meals
  • Park fees

Itinerary

Full day in Serengeti NP

Serengeti

You will catch up a morning flight to Seronera Airstrip at Serengeti National Park. Arriving at the park, the driver will pick you and transfer you to the hotel for check in, lunch and rest. Later, you will have an afternoon game drive where you will have a close view of so many wild animals, from a herd of elephants, Buffalos, Giraffe, Zebras, to hunters such as the lion, leopard, and hyenas. Drive till sunset and then return back to the lodge for overnight.  

Serengeti Serena Safari lodge

The big adventure day

Serengeti

After breakfast, with packed lunch towards the park. Today you will enjoy full day Game drive in Central Serengeti. You will see abundant wildlife including, large numbers of big cats, hyenas, leopard, elephants, wildebeest, etc. You will have your lunch at the park and continue with game drive. After game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

The wildebeest migration watch

Serengeti

After breakfast, you will spend a full day of game drives in the areas where the migration of animals takes place (Ndutu) where you may encounter the migration consisting of over 2 million animals. You will also see how predators like cheetah, leopard and lions' gang up for a hunt. Here you will get an opportunity to see the big five also including the African Buffalos. In the evening you will return to the lodge for Dinner and overnight rest.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Amazing plains

Serengeti

Early in the morning after breakfast, this starts from sunrise to sunset game drive in the endless plain of Serengeti park. You will have great time visiting Retima hippo and crocodile pool. You’ll continue your wildlife viewing for the rest of the day, stopping to enjoy a picnic lunch at your leisure. Full days ‘discover Serengeti’ game drives. The day for the big cats – cheetahs, leopards and lions. In the evening drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge

Amazing day

Ngorongoro Crater | Serengeti

After breakfast you will head to a special drive to see the black rhinos in Moru Kopje. Moru Kopjes is home to Serengeti National Park's only black rhino population. A small herd of the critically endangered animal still resides in the region and is closely monitored by armed anti-poaching rangers. After the adventure , you break for lunch and return to the Serena Serengeti for check out and then head to Ngorongoro crater. As per arrival you will check in Serena Ngorongoro lodge for overnight.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Full day in Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, we will make our way to the gate of Ngorongoro Crater via Olduvai George. You will then enter into this magnificent crater for a half-day game drive. Here you will be able to experience variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, eland, warthog, hippo, and giant African elephants. Also, you will see predators such as lion, hyena, jackal and bat-eared fox, cheetah and leopard. Afterwards, you will have your lunch at hippo pool site and ascend to the rim.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Highland walks

Ngorongoro Crater

While in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and here you will have the opportunity for highland walk. After an early breakfast you will drive to the Erkapus maasai village for a short cultural experience visit, then you will have a walking tour visiting Embakai Crater, along the lake shores and hike down to the Crater floor. The wild sounds of hyenas chasing flamingos will make your spirit join with the body. In the evening you will ascend to the rim and drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Serena Lodge

Enjoy Safari! Goodbye Arusha

The driver will pick you from the lodge after your breakfast and transfer you to Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) to catch the flight to Zanzibar. While exiting the Ngorongoro conservation area you can enjoy the bird viewing since Ngorongoro is the best place blessed with lot of bird species of different kind. Arriving in Zanzibar, you will be picked from the Airport and transfer to Gold Hotel In Zanzibar. You can relax at the hotel after the long adventure in the wild.

Gold Hotel

Stone town tour

Early in the morning after having your breakfast, our guide will pick you from the hotel. You can have a private town stone tour where you get to learn the historical and uniqueness nature of stones. Our guide will walk with you around Darajani Market and the narrow streets of Stone Town, where you will be able to randomly shop from souvenirs shops and take photos, exploring the culture of Swahili people. You will see decorative buildings, huge intricately carved doors and famous slave markets.

Gold Hotel

Prison Island tour

Today you will head to the harbour and get to the boat to go to prison island. There is coral reef in shallow waters, you can observe beautiful starfishes and collect a magnificent shells as souvenirs. As part of your guided tour on Prison Island, you will visit the reservation and you'll be able to observe, interact and feed the tortoises. Very calm and friendly reptiles, they can be fed by hand. Later turn back to the hotel for relaxation.

Gold Hotel

Spice tour

Another day where you get to explore the beautiful land Zanzibar which is mostly known as a spice land. The owner of the farm will show you different spices and fruits and how they grow. You will touch, smell and taste different spices and tropical fruits. You will learn their uses as medicine. After the tour, you will have time to enjoy Swahili spicy food and tea and also fruits. You will also get an opportunity to buy different spices, well packed by the farmers. Then back to the hotel.

Gold Hotel

Snorkelling in Mnemba Island

After breakfast, you will be picked by our driver. You will enjoy swimming with tortoise and snorkeling with a professional guide. The shallow reefs provide excellent visibility and be able to see clownfish, blue tang, starfish littering the sandy bottom. You will be provided with fins and masks and a snorkeling guide that will help you during diving. You will have your lunch at the restaurant around. After a long day you will be back at Amaan Bungalow and have your dinner and take a rest.

Gold Hotel

Jozani forest adventure

After breakfast, you will head to Jozani forest. It is home to roughly one third of the remaining endemic Kirk’s Red Colobus monkeys, one of Africa's rarest primates, and many species of animals and plants. You will take a walk through this impressive flora and fauna is one of the highlights Zanzibar has to offer. The reserve has excellent nature trails, and their English, French, Spanish and German speaking guides are well trained and informative. You will break for Swahili lunch (Halal).

Gold Hotel

Kuza Cave tour

On this day you will be able visit Kuza Cave which is recognized as a sacred place to the forefathers of Jambiani residents. The ancient limestone cave was formed about 250,000 years ago by thousands of years of water erosion that created secret underground rivers and pools. Swimming in the healing mineral waters is an unforgettable experience. Later you will return back to rest at the hotel.

Gold Hotel

Goodbye! Zanzibar

The driver will pick you up from the hotel to the Airport after having your breakfast. On your way to the Airport you can lastly spot the beautiful views of Zanzibar.

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